The defection of an MP - who works as an NHS doctor - from the Tories to the Labour Party shows that only Sir Keir Starmer can be 'trusted' with the health service, a shadow minister has claimed. Wes Streeting, Labour's shadow health secretary, said Dr Dan Poulter's move reflected 'disaffection and disillusionment felt by millions'.
He recalled seriously ill patients suffering long waits for treatment often hundreds of miles from their homes, adding that the 'chaos of today's fragmented patchwork of community addiction services' had put more pressure on already-stretched A&Es. 'The mental toll of a service stretched close to breaking point is not confined to patients and their families.
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